It’s not exactly like losing two prized commitments moments before national signing day, but Florida State’s loss of two class of 2014 running backs in the past week surely can’t make its coaching staff feel good.

In the past seven days, running backs Joseph Yearby and Kamryn Pettway have dropped the Seminoles and committed to Miami and Auburn, respectively. Yearby had been a Florida State commitment since last May, while Pettway was only a Seminoles recruit for a few weeks. Both backs are highly regarded, with Yearby being a consensus four-star prospect and Pettway seen as anything from a three-star to four-star prospect by the recruiting services.

Jimbo Fisher's recruiting class for 2014 took a hit when two running backs flipped their commitments from FSU to Miami and Auburn within the past week. (AP Photo)

Yearby also has an offer from Alabama, while Pettway has one from Georgia—offers that also are hard to ignore.

The reasoning for the two switches differs. Yearby is a Miami native and when former FSU assistant James Coley became the offensive coordinator at Miami, Yearby was swayed to do the same. The move wasn’t as much because of negative feelings by Yearby toward Florida State as it was an improved view of his hometown school. It is a huge flip for Coley and the Hurricanes, and Yearby (5-9, 180) is regarded as one of the top running backs in the nation.

Pettway, meanwhile, was only a Seminole recruit for a handful of days and has told countless media outlets that he just rushed his decision after attending a junior day at Florida State. Pettway is a 6-foot, 225-pounder out of Prattville (Ala.). After attending Auburn’s junior day on Feb. 23—one week after Florida State’s—he received a scholarship offer and switched his commitment this past weekend.

"It's nothing personal about FSU, it's just that I wanted to stay close to home," Pettway told Sporting News. "It's just so my family and friends could have a chance to see me play, that's all."

This isn’t exactly the way the Seminoles wanted to start out, but it’s also not a reason to panic. Head coach Jimbo Fisher’s program has historically piled up early commitments—much in the way that Texas and Texas A&M have. This is while many programs haven’t even added one commitment yet—Pettway is Auburn’s first and only commitment for 2014. Two weeks ago, Fisher had seven players committed, but the five they still have on board is more than most.

It’s just another example of how much things can change in recruiting, even 11 months before the next national signing day.